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Department Policies
General Policies
1. Required science courses may only be repeated once. No more than one science course may be repeated. The total number of withdrawals that a student may have from required science courses is two. Any withdrawal after the first two will be considered a failure. An additional withdrawal or failure in a required science course will result in the student’s dismissal from the nursing program.
2. Courses in the nursing major may only be repeated once. No more than one nursing course may be repeated. The total number of withdrawals that a student may have from nursing courses is two. Any withdrawal after the first two will be considered a failure. An additional withdrawal or failure in a nursing course will result in the student’s dismissal from the nursing program.
3. Because of the importance of accountability and personal responsibility in the nursing profession, absences in the classroom and in experiential learning activities and clinical experience must be related to acute physical illness or family crises. The student must notify the instructor and/or clinical agency of an absence prior to the start of the clinical day. If the student is unable to contact the instructor or the clinical facility, they must leave a message with the Department of Nursing at the Riverdale campus for those enrolled there or the Mid-Manhattan site for those enrolled there.
4. Students are expected to fill out an “intent for clinical placement” letter by mid- semester before the first clinical course (NURS 229)
5. Nursing students enrolled at the Riverdale campus may register for courses at the Mid- Manhattan site only on a space-available basis in the following components: Science Component, Social Science Component, and the non-clinical nursing courses, NURS 109, NURS 119, NURS 209, NURS 219 Registration is contingent upon class space.
6. Nursing students enrolled at the Mid- Manhattan site may register for courses at the Riverdale campus on a space-available basis in the following components: Core Enrichment Component, Science Component, Social Science Component, Elective Components and the non-clinical nursing courses, NURS 109, NURS 119, NURS 209, NURS 219. Registration is contingent upon class space. All required science course requiring a lab components are completed on the Riverdale campus.
7. Nursing students enrolled at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, campus may enroll in the clinical nursing courses at the Mid-Manhattan site on a space available basis with written permission from the Director of the Department of Nursing. Nursing students enrolled at the Mid-Manhattan site may enroll in the clinical nursing courses at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale campus on a space available basis with written permission from the Director of the Department of Nursing. Once a student chooses this option, all subsequent clinical courses must be completed at the chosen location. Students participating in the accelerated program may only register for nursing courses designated (A)
8. The requirements for Health Clearance must be fulfilled no later than 2 months prior to the beginning of their first clinical course (NURS 229) and then annually. If these dates are not adhered to, students
will not be allowed to continue in the clinical course. Each Nursing major student, prior to Junior and Senior year, must have Continuation through junior and senior year requires an annual physical examination. All students must be certified in CPR before beginning clinical, have completed FIT and color vision testing and have a background check and urine for toxicology testing
9. Senior students who have a 3.0 GPA may enroll in graduate core courses with permission of their Academic Advisor and the Director of the Department of Nursing.
Transfer Students
Nursing students transferring into CMSV must have earned a minimum grade of “B” in all required science courses transferred into the college. If the grade is below a “B” the student has the option to repeat the required science course at CMSV and must achieve a minimum grade of “C+” or achieve a minimum grade of “B” at another institution and be approved by the Chair of the appropriate CMSV science department.
Grades earned in any required science course taken more than five years from the date of application must be evaluated by the Chair of the respective science department. The college reserves the right to mandate assessment and appropriate placement in courses considered essential for satisfactory academic progress.
Applicants who have been accepted into the College’s Bachelor of Science degree program in Nursing as transfer students or second degree students should carefully consider the following guidelines for enrollment into clinical courses before accepting the College’s offer of admission and before paying a tuition deposit to confirm their intent to register for the anticipated entry term:
(1) Registration into clinical courses cannot occur until a student has satisfied EACH of the following pre-requisites: a. the student has earned a minimum of 60 credits at the College or has had a minimum of 60 credits transferred into the College; b. the student has earned the required minimum grade for all the required science pre-requisite courses within 5 years of beginning clinical courses. The required pre-requisite courses include Anatomy & Physiology I & II, General, Organic and Biochemistry and Microbiology. The minimum grade for all required science courses is “C+” if the course is taken at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, or a grade of “B” if taken at another institution. c. the student’s cumulative grade point index is 3.0
(2) Nursing clinical courses begin in the spring semester.
(3) Clinical placements for entering transfer students cannot be guaranteed for the semester immediately following a students’ acceptance into the Nursing Program. However, the Nursing Department will make every effort to place fully qualified transfer students into clinical placements that are available for the
upcoming term.
(4) As clinical placements become available, fully qualified students will be enrolled into clinical courses following a priority ranking based on GPA and Enrollment date.
(5) Fully qualified students who are not accommodated into clinical courses for the fall semester following their entry to the College will be able to start their clinical placement the following fall semester provided they maintain a 3.0 GPA. Those students will need to confirm with the Department of Nursing by November 30th of their intent to begin clinical the following fall. This set of guidelines is necessary for the orderly and fair accommodation of fully qualified nursing students into the College’s limited number of clinical placements
1. Required science courses may only be repeated once. No more than one science course may be repeated. The total number of withdrawals that a student may have from required science courses is two. Any withdrawal after the first two will be considered a failure. An additional withdrawal or failure in a required science course will result in the student’s dismissal from the nursing program.
2. Courses in the nursing major may only be repeated once. No more than one nursing course may be repeated. The total number of withdrawals that a student may have from nursing courses is two. Any withdrawal after the first two will be considered a failure. An additional withdrawal or failure in a nursing course will result in the student’s dismissal from the nursing program.
3. Because of the importance of accountability and personal responsibility in the nursing profession, absences in the classroom and in experiential learning activities and clinical experience must be related to acute physical illness or family crises. The student must notify the instructor and/or clinical agency of an absence prior to the start of the clinical day. If the student is unable to contact the instructor or the clinical facility, they must leave a message with the Department of Nursing at the Riverdale campus for those enrolled there or the Mid-Manhattan site for those enrolled there.
4. Students are expected to fill out an “intent for clinical placement” letter by mid- semester before the first clinical course (NURS 229)
5. Nursing students enrolled at the Riverdale campus may register for courses at the Mid- Manhattan site only on a space-available basis in the following components: Science Component, Social Science Component, and the non-clinical nursing courses, NURS 109, NURS 119, NURS 209, NURS 219 Registration is contingent upon class space.
6. Nursing students enrolled at the Mid- Manhattan site may register for courses at the Riverdale campus on a space-available basis in the following components: Core Enrichment Component, Science Component, Social Science Component, Elective Components and the non-clinical nursing courses, NURS 109, NURS 119, NURS 209, NURS 219. Registration is contingent upon class space. All required science course requiring a lab components are completed on the Riverdale campus.
7. Nursing students enrolled at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, campus may enroll in the clinical nursing courses at the Mid-Manhattan site on a space available basis with written permission from the Director of the Department of Nursing. Nursing students enrolled at the Mid-Manhattan site may enroll in the clinical nursing courses at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale campus on a space available basis with written permission from the Director of the Department of Nursing. Once a student chooses this option, all subsequent clinical courses must be completed at the chosen location. Students participating in the accelerated program may only register for nursing courses designated (A)
8. The requirements for Health Clearance must be fulfilled no later than 2 months prior to the beginning of their first clinical course (NURS 229) and then annually. If these dates are not adhered to, students
will not be allowed to continue in the clinical course. Each Nursing major student, prior to Junior and Senior year, must have Continuation through junior and senior year requires an annual physical examination. All students must be certified in CPR before beginning clinical, have completed FIT and color vision testing and have a background check and urine for toxicology testing
9. Senior students who have a 3.0 GPA may enroll in graduate core courses with permission of their Academic Advisor and the Director of the Department of Nursing.
Transfer Students
Nursing students transferring into CMSV must have earned a minimum grade of “B” in all required science courses transferred into the college. If the grade is below a “B” the student has the option to repeat the required science course at CMSV and must achieve a minimum grade of “C+” or achieve a minimum grade of “B” at another institution and be approved by the Chair of the appropriate CMSV science department.
Grades earned in any required science course taken more than five years from the date of application must be evaluated by the Chair of the respective science department. The college reserves the right to mandate assessment and appropriate placement in courses considered essential for satisfactory academic progress.
Applicants who have been accepted into the College’s Bachelor of Science degree program in Nursing as transfer students or second degree students should carefully consider the following guidelines for enrollment into clinical courses before accepting the College’s offer of admission and before paying a tuition deposit to confirm their intent to register for the anticipated entry term:
(1) Registration into clinical courses cannot occur until a student has satisfied EACH of the following pre-requisites: a. the student has earned a minimum of 60 credits at the College or has had a minimum of 60 credits transferred into the College; b. the student has earned the required minimum grade for all the required science pre-requisite courses within 5 years of beginning clinical courses. The required pre-requisite courses include Anatomy & Physiology I & II, General, Organic and Biochemistry and Microbiology. The minimum grade for all required science courses is “C+” if the course is taken at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, or a grade of “B” if taken at another institution. c. the student’s cumulative grade point index is 3.0
(2) Nursing clinical courses begin in the spring semester.
(3) Clinical placements for entering transfer students cannot be guaranteed for the semester immediately following a students’ acceptance into the Nursing Program. However, the Nursing Department will make every effort to place fully qualified transfer students into clinical placements that are available for the
upcoming term.
(4) As clinical placements become available, fully qualified students will be enrolled into clinical courses following a priority ranking based on GPA and Enrollment date.
(5) Fully qualified students who are not accommodated into clinical courses for the fall semester following their entry to the College will be able to start their clinical placement the following fall semester provided they maintain a 3.0 GPA. Those students will need to confirm with the Department of Nursing by November 30th of their intent to begin clinical the following fall. This set of guidelines is necessary for the orderly and fair accommodation of fully qualified nursing students into the College’s limited number of clinical placements